Waterloo Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Waterloo Primary School is a primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Waterloo Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | Not published |
| Reception 2012 | Not published |
| Reception 2011 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 38 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 70 Tameside primary schools.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 14.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Worthington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9NA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 293 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Waterloo Primary School is a richly diverse and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school and feel a genuine sense of belonging, whatever their culture, religion or background.”
- “Pupils welcome those new to the school quickly, and staff make sure that they feel supported from the start.”
To improve
- “However, overall, too few pupils achieve as well as they could, particularly in writing, where gaps in knowledge are not closing quickly enough.”
- “They are working to make sure that staff teach new knowledge more consistently across the school.”
- “The school's challenging context, including high mobility, means that published outcomes have not yet caught up with the quality of the curriculum and teaching.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 49% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 32 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tameside.
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Broadoak 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Heys Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published